The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-03
A SENATE COMMITTEES JUNKEE
Result OF the Indian Affairs Committee's
+, Trip to tho Northwest Reservations.

Result OF tho Indian Affairs Committee's
Trip to tho NsrtAwest Reservations.
/ BOSTON, Oct. 2.-Senator Daws's summer
trip with the other members Of the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs OF the Senate to the
Northwest reservations was q junket which.
according to the results he givs. was without
reason or excuse. The order under which the
committee acted Is this:
That the Committee Indian Affairs directed to
into tho condition of the Indian tribes along the
northern borders ofthe United States and especially the
Indians the White Earth reservation In Minnesots
to investigate the conduct Of tho Indian and
their subordnaes and employees Of the agencies
In that quarter with view to ascertaning whether any
of them have neglected their duties abused their
thority in their dealings with the Indiana
The committee managed to spend several
weeks on the trip to the White Earth reserva-
ton. where are few Indians who have per-
the committee got there all the petty squabbes
eontradietory stories told.
made an afidavt that two Young men, en.
ployed as TEACHERS had tried to be too familiar
: didn't make The SECOND one; Before the COM
One OF the charges against the agent by tho
as teaoheIs The agents answer Is that he n
vestigated the alleged immoral conduct OF the
teachers and found the accused parties inno-
cent. p.,,.,
was not a proper judge Of the case, because
one Of the teachers WAS his son. Hence the
MSo %ads the The % s s to the
10 agquits the teacher, and the third to the
4 real cause o; dissatisfaction was found in
the general disregard OF the law requiring the
by men like the Beauiieus, able themselves to
I'LL any place in the agency.
Of large information and sound Judgment on
Indian relations laid great stress on this point.
TO Illustrate he narrated how new agent
for HIS own daughter. The Indians took their
children from the school, and the agent or
The Indians rebelled and grow ugly. The
agent got scared and called foE protection.
Troops were sent hundreds OF miles and quar-
which time the only pupil in the school was
the child Of white missionary. The episode
The committee incidentally got insight into
q big railroad enterprise, about WHICH little
hs sssn Sa &c yet s hS nHf a GPs Se
Paul. Minneapolis. and Manitoba Railroad. to
take O. run out to the end OF the western extern
tine great Indian reservation In northern Mon
tana at the unparalleled rate OF five miles
Thirty hours riding from Detroit city
brought them 70 the tracklaysrs. then not far
BY rail from St Paul This new line to the
be-leaves the Red River at Grand Forks,
tween the Northern Pacific and Canadian Pa:
cinc roads. enters Montana viz Fort Buiord. and
Assinaboine. where 4 turns southwest f.
probably, be Seattle. Washington Territory.
but President Hill is mum on this question, 1t
Is a very interesting fact that the road follows
almost exactly the route originally, recon-
mended to Congress as the best pathway TO
the, Pacific. the route leading over fertile
prairie for q great many miles after the roads
In lower ATTITUDES have entered the mountains.
This Manitoba road and It's President are
among the greatest wonders OF the Northwest.
Less than q score OF years ago Mr.. HIN was a
porter on the Levee in 81. Paul, with no other
property or income than his daily wages. To-
e gre Me aoG and has fortune estimated at
: His methods are quiet. He sounds no trum-
pets. but having laid his plans, executes them
with marvellous vigor and celebrity. In con-
structinR the present Pacific extension for ex-
ample, he employs nearly 5000 men and $500
horses and mule teams.